What began as an Xbox/PC exclusive has evolved into a multi-platform legend. With its Switch launch, High On Life has sold 8M copies globally, thanks to Squanch’s relentless optimization. The Switch version uses AI upscaling (similar to DLSS) for docked 1080p/60fps, while PS4/Xbox One maintain 1440p/30fps with signature visual weirdness intact. Post-launch updates added cross-platform bounty leaderboards and new guns like “D’liss” (a disco-ball grenade launcher). Creative director Ian Moreno credits the tech: “Our ‘Goo Engine’ handles everything from zero-g strip clubs to sentient gun textures—all without loading screens.”
From Xbox to Switch: How High On Life Became a Multi-Platform Cult Phenomenon
By Christian Leconte
- May 1, 2025
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High On Life is a wildly inventive and irreverent first-person shooter from Squanch Games, the studio founded by Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland. Originally released on December 13, 2022, the game blends offbeat humor, alien absurdity, and chaotic gunplay in a cinematic, single-player sci-fi adventure.
You play as a sarcastic high schooler-turned-galactic bounty hunter, armed with a roster of sentient talking guns, each with its own personality and comedic flair. As you take on an interstellar drug cartel that uses humans as narcotics, you'll explore colorful alien worlds, tackle bizarre bosses, and navigate dialogue-rich encounters packed with satirical writing.
Rated Mature for its crude humor, strong language, violence, and surreal themes, High On Life delivers a technically solid, narratively unhinged experience where every shot hits—and every punchline lands.